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Five App Screenshots: Better desktop publishing

April 5, 2013 11:36am PDT

Desktop publishing plays a huge role in crafting catchy advertisements, business cards, banners, billboards and more.

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Screenshots: Five mostly obscure desktop backup tools

February 22, 2013 11:52am PST

It's nice to know there are backup tools that can be installed, free of charge, which can handle one, simple task.

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NASA Images: More desktop wallpaper from the space program

December 21, 2012 1:43am PST

Last week's NASA-based desktop wallpaper gallery was so popular we thought you would like to see more examples of the kind of images available for free from the NASA website.

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Desktop Wallpaper: The spectacle of underwater photography

December 20, 2012 1:17am PST

Many of the most fascinating places on the Earth lie beneath the surface of the planet's oceans, which makes for colorful photography and desktop wallpaper.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Northern lights

December 20, 2012 12:11am PST

The Winter Solstice is approaching, which means winter, which means cold weather and long nights. And for the kid in all of us it brings up memories of the North Pole. Imagine going to work under...

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Shutdown Windows 8 right from the desktop

December 17, 2012 1:25pm PST

Greg Shultz has found a technique that will allow you to recreate a reasonable facsimile of the Shutdown pop-up menu on Windows 8's desktop.

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Slideshow: Boot Windows 8 directly to the desktop

December 5, 2012 9:46am PST

Greg Shultz walks you through the steps required to make Windows 8 boot straight to the desktop using a scheduled task.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Winter landscapes

November 30, 2012 1:35pm PST

Here is a gallery of public domain winter landscape photographs to get you into the holiday spirit.

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Five free social networking tools for the desktop

November 28, 2012 8:33am PST

Having the proper tools allows you to keep your business on top of social networking and keep you one step ahead of the competition.

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Five of the better desktop ebook readers

November 21, 2012 12:22pm PST

Jack Wallen reveals his picks for desktop versions of ebook readers - one is bound to suit your needs.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Warm tropical beaches

November 21, 2012 7:13am PST

Winter has been particularly harsh for many this season, so perhaps it is time to picture yourself on a warm tropical beach with this Desktop Wallpaper Photo Gallery.

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Desktop Wallpaper: NASA concept art

November 21, 2012 1:15am PST

Some of the most interesting images available on the NASA.gov website are artist renderings of space exploration concepts. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Five easy and effective desktop FTP servers

November 16, 2012 11:31am PST

The ability to set up an FTP server on a desktop computer means getting things done quickly and easily.

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Five Virtual Desktop Managers for Windows

November 7, 2012 10:51am PST

Users of Unix and Linux are probably very used to virtual desktops; they've been present in the GUIs for those operating systems for a long time. Windows users, however, have been stuck with a...

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Apple's new Macs of all stripes

October 23, 2012 11:00am PDT

Apple's latest crop of iMac desktops and MacBook laptops look as sweet as ever.

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Desktop wallpaper: Eclipses

August 30, 2012 12:27am PDT

Solar and lunar eclipses are some of the most fascinating astronomical events to take place and still be visible from the Earth's surface.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Deep space nebula

August 30, 2012 12:27am PDT

The mysterious nebula is arguably the most awe-inspiring cosmological phenomena known. The images published by our friends at NASA reveal the vastness of the universe and make for some mesmerizing...

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Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity

August 29, 2012 10:06am PDT

In August 2012, NASA successfully landed a vehicle named Curiosity on the surface of Mars. The first images are starting to roll in to the NASA site and some of them make for some interesting...

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